Mobile Nations Weekly: WWDC, E3, OnePlus, and more

Out in San Francisco, iMore rocked the town for WWDC 2016, where Apple came out with a refined and bolder vision for iOS 10, a smarter and Siri-er macOS Sierra, a rethinking of all the frustrations of the Apple Watch, and much more.

Normally when you announce a new product, you don't also announce the next version of that product. But that's what Microsoft did with the Xbox One S — an impressively slimmed down and improved version of the current Xbox One coming latter this summer — and the 4K gaming VR-capable Project Scorpio due until late 2017. And if there's one other thing we took away from E3, it's that VR is here and the major players in gaming are investing heavily.

CrackBerry — Marshing the mallow

As BlackBerry gears up to announce their Q1 2017 results on June 23, they continue to roll out Android Marshmallow to Priv owners. This time around, AT&T Priv owners have been invited to the beta while T-Mobile customers can now get the official release. Additionally, this week BlackBerry also further expanded their BBM Video rollout for iPhone and Android bringing Europe and Africa to the fold.

iMore — No! Sleep! At Dub Dub!

WWDC 2016 has come and gone but its aftermath will continue to play out for month to come. As expected, it was a software-centric show with updates to all four — yup, this year there's four — of Apple's platform. There was also one more thing: The introduction of Swift Playgrounds, perhaps the most accessible new programming environment since Hypercard.

We've only just begun covering all the new features and what they'll mean for you, so keep it locked to iMore!

VR Heads — E3VR

E3 has come and gone, and if we learned anything at all it's that the game industry has accepted VR and users are ready to dive in head first. Oculus and HTC Vive support for new titles created some online rage about exclusives, while Sony grabbed everyone's attention with a PlayStation VR launch date and a flashy list of games launching with the console.

Windows Central — Title title title

Microsoft was at E3 this week and announced two new Xbox consoles. One is the Xbox One S due this August and is a slimmer version that can also do 4K video. Project Scorpio is not due until late 2017, but it promises to be the most powerful console ever besting the forthcoming PlayStation 4.5. Scorpio will be able to do true 4K and VR gaming.
Out of nowhere Microsoft bought the worked-related social network LinkedIn for a massive $26 billion. Both companies have big plans to transform the workplace model of company directories and to help "reinvent productivity in business".

Windows 10 Anniversary Update is nearing the end of its development, and we're seeing rapid releases for Insiders. Those on the Fast Ring saw two OS updates this week for PC and Mobile (14366 and 14367), bringing many fixes, improvements, and 23 new languages for handwriting recognition. Cross-device notifications and Quick actions also saw changes.

For non-Insiders, Microsoft released 10586.420 cumulate update for all Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile devices to address some bugs, improve performance, and patch any additional issues.